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RED CROSS MEMBERS VISIT ARMENIANS KEPT IN AZERBAIJAN
Trend
April 24 2012
Azerbaijan
April 24--Representatives of the International Committee of the Red
Cross (ICRC) visited three Armenian POWs and five members of one family
kept in captivity in Azerbaijan, the ICRC Baku Office told Trend.
The ICRC representatives delivered 9 'Red Cross' letters to captives.
At present, there are three Armenian POWs and five members of one
family in captivity in Azerbaijan.
One Azerbaijani POW is in captivity in Armenia. Junior Sergeant
Mammadbagir Akhunzade was captivated in January.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group -- Russia, France and the U.S. --
are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Trend
April 24 2012
Azerbaijan
April 24--Representatives of the International Committee of the Red
Cross (ICRC) visited three Armenian POWs and five members of one family
kept in captivity in Azerbaijan, the ICRC Baku Office told Trend.
The ICRC representatives delivered 9 'Red Cross' letters to captives.
At present, there are three Armenian POWs and five members of one
family in captivity in Azerbaijan.
One Azerbaijani POW is in captivity in Armenia. Junior Sergeant
Mammadbagir Akhunzade was captivated in January.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group -- Russia, France and the U.S. --
are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.